Annual Summary 2025-2026

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President:Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
Secretary:Colin Wright GM4HWO
Treasurer:John Taylor GM4JRT
Committee:Pete Bates GM4BYF (Charitable Status)
Peter Dick GM4DTH
James Gentles GM4WZP  (Programme Manager)
Alan Masson GM3PSP (Webmaster)
Colin Murray GM4EAU

Independent Person (formerly Auditor): Vic Stewart GM3OWU 

Subscriptions: to remain at £20 for adults and £10 for full-time scholars

Programme 2025-2026

Rallies, conferences, contests and other events of interest to LRS members are indicated in BLUE.

Click on Blue and underlined Subject title of past meeting for full report with photographs.

“LRS Nets” are being held on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays (non-Meeting Weds) at 8:00-9:00pm on 144.350MHz SSB.

For further information, and to be added to the LRS meeting notices E-mailing list, whether you are a member or not, please contact Colin Wright GM4HWO, secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com.

Many thanks to Program Manager, James Gentles GM4WZP for compiling this program.

2025-26LOTHIANS RADIO SOCIETYPROGRAM
DATESUBJECTSPEAKER / ORGANIZER
9 July 2025Pub Night 1 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside StationJames Gentles GM4WZP
16 July 2025LRS Net 182 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
23 July 2025Pub Night 2 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO
30 July 2025Pub Night 3 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO
6 Aug 2025LRS Net 183 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
8 Aug 2025CPSARC Mini Rally and Junk Night: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
@ Port Seaton Community Centre, South Seaton Park, Port Seaton, EH32 OBG		 
13 Aug 2025Pub Night 4 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO
20 Aug 2025LRS Net 184 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
27 Aug 2025Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s BarColin Wright GM4HWO
2025-2026START NEW LRS CLUB YEAR 
3 Sep 2025LRS Net 185 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
10 Sep 2025President’s Address: Things that made me go hmmmmmm…….Andy Sinclair MM0FMF
17 Sep 2025LRS Net 186 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
24 Sep 2025Visit to the MoC Exhibition Burntisland WITH talk
Breaking Enigma – the Unsung Heroes		Peter Bates GM4BYF
1 Oct 2025Using Ansys HFSS for Amateur Radio Projects
(HFSS – High frequency RF Simulation Software)		Brian Howie GM4DIJ
8 Oct 2025LRS Net 187 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
15 Oct 2025Surplus Sale St.Fillan’s Church, BuckstonePeter Bates GM4BYF
22 Oct 2025LRS Net 188 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
29 Oct 2025Pub Evening @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside StationColin Wright GM4HWO
1 November 2025GMRT 2025 – Scottish Microwave Round Table
at Museum of Communication, Burntisland with the Dinner at the Kingswood Hotel		GMRT
5 Nov 2025LRS Net 189 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
12 Nov 2025A Radio Safari to Eswatini 3DA0Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
19 Nov 2025LRS Net 190 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
26 Nov 2025Something to do with BeaconsBrian Flynn GM8BJF
3 Dec 2025LRS Net 191 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
10 Dec 2025LRS Christmas Curry – pre dinner drinks at Jeremiahs Tap Elm Row @ 6:30pm – 7:25 pm; curry at Kahani Indian Restaurant, 10 Antigua Street – across the road from Jeremiahs Tap @ 7:30pm Sharp – the Kahani closes at 10pm. Booking for the meal essential, contact secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com to book. Note that the Kahani is BYOB – Bring your own alcohol. 
17 Dec 2025LRS Net 192 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pm 
24 Dec 2025Christmas Eve 
31 Dec 2025Hogmanay 
2026  
7 Jan 2026Pub Evening @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside StationColin Wright GM4HWO
14 Jan 2026Video Evening, Braid Hills Hotel (Gathering Room)Colin Murray GM4EAU
21 Jan 2026LRS Net 194 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
28 Jan 2026ALMA ( Atacama Large mm Array) – A  Radio Observatory in Chile – Trials and Tribulations of working at greater than 100 GHZ (Braid Hills Hotel, from 7:30 for 8pm)Bill Dent GM8RBT
4 Feb 2026LRS Net 195 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
11 Feb 2026Quiz Evening. How much have you learned on your Amateur Radio journey and how much has been forgotten? (Braid Hills Hotel, from 7:30 for 8pm)
(Teams of 4, so there is plenty of space to hide.)		Brian GM4DIJ and James GM4WZP
18 Feb 2026LRS Net 196 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
25 Feb 2026Digital Voice Modes (Braid Hills Hotel, from 7:30 for 8pm)Allister Watson GM7RYR
4 Mar 2026 (afternoon)Joint Meeting with IET Edinburgh Branch, Napier University Craiglockhart Campus, 2pm prompt start.
Voyager 1 and 2 – Only one day to go – an update of the 2024 talk to LRS again given by John GM8OTI and James GM4WZP.
This is a bookable event. Booking available here from the start of February:
https://events.theiet.org/search/?Phrase=Voyager&Location=Edinburgh%23&Eventtype=Lecture&Lecture=on&DateRange=04+Mar+2026+-+04+Mar+2026		John Cooke GM8OTI and James Gentles GM4WZP
4 Mar 2026 (evening)LRS Net 197 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
11 Mar 2026Which Way is Up? (Braid Hills Hotel, from 7:30 for 8pm)Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL
18 Mar 2026LRS Net 198 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
25 Mar 2026Rig testing and calibration evening (Braid Hills Hotel, Gathering Room, from 7:30 for 8pm)Colin Wright GM4HWO
28 Mar 202627th Annual GMDX Convention & Dinnerhttps://gmdx.org.uk/27th-annual-gmdx-convention-dinner/
1 Apr 2026Pub Evening @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmColin Wright GM4HWO
8 Apr 2026LRS Net 199 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
12 Apr 2026Norbreck (Blackpool) Rallyhttps://narsa.org.uk/
15 Apr 2026Surplus Sale – St Fillan’s Church, Buckstone Drive
(Doors open 7:30 pm for prompt start at 8:00 pm)		Colin Wright GM4HWO
22 Apr 2026Microwave energy generation advances which enabled the development of WW2 airborne radar
(Braid Hills Hotel, from 7:30 for 8pm)		Dr Peter Grant
29 Apr 2026Pub Evening @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmColin Wright GM4HWO
6 May 2026LRS Net 200 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
13 May 2026EME on a shoestring: receiving and decoding at 70cm (Braid Hills Hotel, from 7:30 for 8pm)John Cooke GM8OTI
20 May 2026LRS Net 201 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
27 May 2026Top Band DF HuntPeter Dick GM4DTH
3 Jun 2026LRS Net 202 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
10 Jun 2026Pub Evening @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmColin Wright GM4HWO
17 Jun 2026LRS AGM, Braid Hills Hotel (Braid Hills Hotel, from 7:30 for 8 pm) 
24 Jun 2026POSTPONED! LRS Summer BBQ at the Bates Motel. Do not arrive before 7:30pm. New date is expected to be in August or September and will be confirmed in a few weeks.Peter Bates GM4BYF
1 Jul 2026LRS Net 203 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
8 Jul 2026Summer Pub Night 1 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmJames Gentles GM4WZP
15 Jul 2026LRS Net 204 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
22 Jul 2026Summer Pub Night 2 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmJames Gentles GM4WZP
29 Jul 2026LRS Net 205 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
5 Aug 2026Summer Pub Night 3 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmJames Gentles GM4WZP
12 Aug 2026LRS Net 206 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
14 Aug 2026CPSARC Junk Night (Mini Rally) Port Seton Community Centre, South Seton Park EH32 0BG, 6pm to 9pmColin Wright GM4HWO
19 Aug 2026Summer Pub Night 4 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmJames Gentles GM4WZP
26 Aug 2026Summer Pub Night 5 @ Wee Bennet’s Bar, Morningside Station – from 7:30 pmJames Gentles GM4WZP
2 Sep 2026LRS Net 207 – 144.350 MHz SSB 8pmColin Wright GM4HWO
2026-2027START OF NEW LRS CLUB YEAR
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